3.1 China's Yellow River Flashcards
1
Q
How much of China’s water comes from aquifers?
A
Two-thirds
2
Q
How much water is lost from leaky pipes and ditches?
A
50%
3
Q
How much run-off is for farming?
A
80%
4
Q
What’s the largest city on the river?
A
Lanzhou
5
Q
Where is the source?
A
Qinghai-Tibet plateau
6
Q
How Many Lakes have gone?
A
3,000 out of 4,077
7
Q
In 1997 how often did the river fail to reach the sea?
A
226 days
8
Q
How can you trade water use rights?
A
in provinces where water quota has been used up , in
9
Q
How can you trade water use rights?
A
In provinces where water quota has been used up, industries can only expand water use by paying farmers to improve their irrigation efficiency
